The team has been working hard on a major car revamp that it hopes will allow Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to take the fight to Red Bull this season. And while it knows that its chances of success depend entirely on how much of a step forward the opposition has made, technical director James […]
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Magazine: F1 2024's tech battleground
Normally, our ‘Revealed’ F1 issues begin by looking at the new rules for the season ahead and what impact they could have on the campaign to come. But, with such incredible stability in 2024, this week we take a different approach. Clearly, with Red Bull so dominant in 2023, many teams will follow the title-winning […]
Autosport Podcast: F1 tech in 2024
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Prazer takes commercial reins at F1 in new role
Prazer also holds a similar title for the F1-run Las Vegas GP, having been a key player in the development of the street event ahead of last year’s inaugural race. She will work alongside chief financial officer Duncan Llowarch, legal counsel Sacha Woodward Hill and chief corporate relations and communications officer Liam Parker, all of […]
Singapore F1 GP not under threat despite corruption probe, says government
Singapore’s transport minister S. Iswaran has just announced his resignation in the aftermath of facing 27 charges in relation to interaction with Beng Seng, who owns the rights to the Singapore GP and is chairman of the promoting company. The matter relates to alleged kickbacks that Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) believes Iswaran may […]
Ford-Red Bull F1 progress “on track”, as CEO offers 1970s era comparison
The American car company has tied up with the Milton Keynes-based squad to work on the new 2026 engine that is being prepared by the Red Bull Powertrains division. Ford has been tapped up because it offers the exact battery expertise Red Bull needs for the new engine regulations that are coming into play – […]
Haas reveals double shakedown plans for 2024 F1 car
The American-owned outfit is coming off the back of the recent bombshell news that long-serving team principal Guenther Steiner will not be staying on board after his contract was not extended. Former director of engineering Ayao Komatsu has been promoted to the team boss job and is currently conducting a review of operations to work […]
McLaren urges F1 action over ‘serious’ Red Bull/AlphaTauri concerns
As part of a push to improve the fortunes of the soon-to-be-renamed AlphaTauri squad, owner Red Bull has revamped its leadership and is making infrastructure changes. Part of that will involve AlphaTauri taking more customer parts from Red Bull, and a ramping up of its presence on its parent team’s Milton Keynes campus. Brown has […]
Whisper retains Channel 4 F1 deal until 2026
It was originally announced in July that Channel 4’s free-to-air contract, which ran to the end of the season, had been extended for another three years. Channel 4’s works in parallel with that of Sky, as it does in other sports such as cricket, but it has its own production team and talent. Despite being […]
Changed Albon will get even better in F1, says Williams boss Vowles
In a ringing endorsement of the Thai driver who almost single-handedly helped Williams secure seventh in the constructors’ championship last season, Vowles has opened up on the differences he saw in Albon throughout 2023. And he thinks the way Albon approached the job, with a car that wasn’t consistent in its performance at all tracks, […]